1991 Mazda Miata

I have a 1996 Mazda mx5 Miata , with the special Corona engine in it . The body is rotted out and I'm looking at buying a 1991 Mazda Miata that is in mint condition except needing a new engine. I believe the 1991 has a 1.6 and my 1996 is the 1.8. my question is if I buy the 1991 can I take the complete motor and trans from my 1996 and drop it in to the 1991 and will it be a plug and play? Will the 1991 have the same motor mounts? Anything that's different that i should know of?

2 Answers

OBD2 and non OBD2...
so there are a few issues. to answer your question. No. you cannot plug and play.
the 5 speed trans is the same, no need to swap that over, motor mounts and arms are different. any 1.8 mount would work. The 96 has a few things different than all other years... well, the 96&97 as they are miata NA 1.8 OBD2 cars... There is a really good thread at the garage... oh, I mean miata.net on those forums, there is a special "garage" section that teaches you all sorts of things you may or may not care to know.
Lastly, wtf is a "special Corona engine" ? if you are talking about the car, that is toyota. do you mean 323GTX or Familia ?

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